The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-11

/ and told him that he tMaykofr) had recently
| lost good deal Of property By the burning OF
| the house where he lived, 1893 Fourth street.
Long Island City and that, though ne
was fully insured in the Greenwich Fire
Insurance Company. he could not get his
money He wanted the lawyer to help him.
| Mr.. WAGNER found. on inquiry, that the insur-
ance company alleged fraud on Maykopfs
part, it's agents declaring that though May
kopf was man in very humble circumstances,
no wanted insurance money to the extent OF
s41s.75 on clothes. Maykopf, who was
known at this time and until after pc
| went to Sing Sing as George MAYER,
| submitted to long examination py
Adjuster Herman Victor for the company. he
broke of the examination when questions
| were put to him about his past history Law
yer Wagner brought suit against the insur-
ancs company to recover $275, the amount OF
the policy. Tho company still alleged fraud in
their answer. and on July is secured tho arrest
| OF Maykopf for fraud. on warrant issued BY
Police Justice O'Reilly In the Tombs Court
Maykopf was tried before. Judge Cowing on
| Oct. 20.
At the examination In tho police court and
subsequently upon the trial In the General
| SESSIONS, the chief Witness for the insurance
| company was Kleeman Schuetz. schuetz
E ST, and Mrs. Mary Horst hired the rooms IN
0ps dS hss a
and nams ss 90
| company. Schultz was cogniZant OF the whole
scheme. and expected to profit by 1t. He turn;
cd states evidence, he SAID because he feared
ss Rmss - was Assstsn b District ornss
sdy IN ang p ssnanS bs
could not send Schultz to with biz bin Mr.
conspiracy Mn was indeed true. but that schuetz
and tho man sehari wero the leaders.
declared had for, two or three years been
engaged In swindling insurance companies.
It bs 6ase and s HT he ts Has
ana Tie LONE Island city lire was iho II
e % told him that they had worked their scheme
successfully about 2 dozen different times IN
ShS HGee2se IN
The real Why Scfuef r. 70 was tSs
e ss Street sehaetz that the broEor had
the SAFE e was open in the with the broker
often alone In the store. Schmetz vowed VEN
9la pdS for B pS 4s Ss sssn
s s With e iass %sskOpt 70 Kings
0t!qf Know a other things. too said waykopf to
his lawyer" but darent tel them sc I
apS Se and aEsn on
keen his secret, and that schuetz had contlded
schnetz had also shown him bombs Of differ
and had detailed the Chicago affair at length.
Most, and was a frequent caller at the office Of
Mr.. WAGNER went to Sing Sing on Nov..2.
and Maykopf made q long affidavit before H.
Those PARTS u az
davit relating to the bomb throwing are as fol-
"The third time that saw Schultz was on q
Sunday morning. about fourteen days .afterI
had first him. He came to MRS hors
sSn ana ns then SPOKE cSsRo
Ct the Of .5s 9ss1~f Hs q SAID inc hes
l feslde ,m n gSieass Sad to make rs
one OF the men. concerned in the AFFAIR, and
s sas siea h%
ssss i sSsf sssss
WITH 6snSsa e sshas
ASKED ask f Elm WHAT s he hsd done in cSesss and
oher peope
suffering for sss deed snS but bs that is
SssS had id Used Sesss
lid himself with a satchei Containing three
lis He s1 Il
agreed that tho bombs should be thrown as
soon as the police inferred. It. being understood
Ing. Schultz mentioned the names Of others to
me, but have forgotten them. Schultz said:
Sssa at Hn il G
cage a week and then came to New York.
ss ps ss5 sGses1 IN BIZ bis asFsd
N NJ ! e. s' said; y viii snow YOU Some sad
shoulder. He opened .hs satchei and brought
eight inches long, and was round too.
IN Chicago should be- hanged. Mr.. Grinneil and
die. He, said that at the time, the, Anar-
chists hae been sentenced In Chicago
hS sGn IT R mating a s
him which he would have thrown at the time
himself made the bombs. He told me where
he made them, but don't remember the place"
Through the permission of Warden Brush
and Head Keeper Connaughton. Maykopf re-
peated his story to q SUN reporter at Sing Sing
yesterday. In addition TO the, facts stated In
the AFFIDAVIT. no declared that Schultz said that
during the speakinG at the Haymarket. before
the massacre, there was man standing upon
the wagon behind which Schuetz was crouch
ing This man was to give the signal for the
bomb throwing. Scheutz threw the bomb at
the signal, After the riots this man went to
Boston and aiterward to Pittsburgh. Scheutz
often told his name. but Dayko1 couldn't re-
member 1t.
Schultz lives with his wife In the rear apart
ments on the third floor OF ,156 Third avenue.
1t Is one OF block Of apartment houses re-
Gently built between sixty-seventh and Sixty
eighth Streets When q reporter for THE Sun
knocked at the door last night there was no
smped from Sn' On Chair and said mr. Schulz
wasn't IN; He had gone out to get his paper
was Mrs Schultz. When she was informed Of
the statements made by Maykoph. she APP
peared somewhat nervous and said she had
always been afraid her husband would get into
and scharf. But she said Maykoph's story she
knew was lie, and sho could prove 1t.
Schuetz came homo shortly after noon. He